The Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities (GOHSC) received the 2025 Nobel Sustainability Trust (NST) Sustainability Award for Outstanding Research and Development for Intelligent and Sustainable Urban Solutions. UQ|UP is proud to share that our member, Sara Alidoust, is part of the GOHSC Policy Indicators Steering Committee! GOHSC is an international and interdisciplinary initiative established in 2022. Its … Continue reading
A new Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) Active Transport Advisory Group (ATAG) has been established to provide advice, ideas and insights to inform the development and implementation of strategies, plans, policies, projects and other initiatives relating to bike riding and walking in Queensland. In addition to UQ|UP, ATAG will represent a diverse range … Continue reading
On Wednesday, the Organisation of Planning Students (OOPS) at UQ had their annual Awards Night. It was a fabulous event showcasing the high-quality outputs produced by Planning students in their courses. The awards show the innovation, critical analysis, creativity and hard work of Planning students. The submissions for each category were assessed by a team … Continue reading
The first EAIT Indigenising Curriculum Community of Practice workshop was held on Wednesday, 15 October, bringing together academics, learning advisors, and professional staff from across the Faculty — with several UQ|UP and other ADP members in attendance. The event marks an important step in advancing EAIT’s commitment to Indigenising Curriculum, in line with the UQ … Continue reading
The Organisation of Planning Students (OOPS) invites everyone to join the OOPS Awards Night this Wednesday, 15 October at 6 pm at Viewpoint, UQ. This special evening will celebrate the achievements and contributions of our urban planning students throughout the year — recognising academic excellence, leadership, and community engagement across the UQ|UP community. All students … Continue reading
UQ|UP’s Stephanie Wyeth has been promoted to Associate Professor – join us in congratulating her on this significant milestone in her academic and professional journey. Since joining UQ in 2019, she has focused on connecting academic work with the lived realities of communities and inspiring the next generation of urban professionals to challenge business-as-usual approaches … Continue reading
A new volume The Shoup Doctrine: Essays Celebrating Donald Shoup and Parking Reforms, edited by Daniel Hess, has recently been published by Routledge/Taylor and Francis. We do not celebrate our own colleagues often enough, and this festschrift is a tribute to the incomparable contributions of Donald Shoup (1938-2025) to urban planning scholarship. Shoup’s theory and research on parking have directly … Continue reading
UQ|UP, under the leadership of Sébastien Darchen and Sara Alidoust, is playing an active role in organising the upcoming State of Australasian Cities Conference (SOAC), to be held in Brisbane from 9–12 December 2025. The objectives of the conference are as follows: The conference will host around 400 scholars in urban planning including 80 HDR … Continue reading
UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani recently appeared on Allison Tyra’s Infinite Women podcast to discuss how women experience and navigate contemporary cities. In the episode, Dorina and Allison delved into the persistent gender divide in urban planning — tracing its historical roots and considering how these inequalities continue to shape the built environment today. These themes lie … Continue reading
What a night! On Monday, the Organisation of Planning Students (OOPS) at The University of Queensland hosted Urban Nexus: Planners Connect – Industry Night 2025, and the energy in the room was nothing short of inspiring. This annual event brings together students, faculty, and industry professionals to celebrate the diverse and dynamic world of planning. … Continue reading
A new article co-authored by UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani explores the dynamics shaping women’s sense of safety in public transport systems in the Middle East. The study focuses on the Shiraz subway in Iran, drawing on GIS And survey data from 680 female passengers. Using advanced modelling techniques (PLS-SEM), the research identifies the factors that most … Continue reading
On Thursday 11 September, the School of Architecture, Design and Planning came together to mark RUOK? Day with a free community BBQ on the COLAB Workshop lawn. From 12–1pm, staff and students gathered to share a meal, enjoy the sunshine, and most importantly, check in with one another. RUOK? Day is a national initiative that … Continue reading
Artificial intelligence is beginning to shape the future of urban planning, raising questions about how cities are designed and how planning processes unfold. This past weekend, UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani and other commentators from across SEQ shared their insights on this emerging topic in a conversation with Ellen Fanning and Kenji Sato on ABC Radio Brisbane’s … Continue reading
As part of UQ’s Research and Innovation Week, the School of Architecture, Design and Planning (ADP) hosted an engaging Research Information Session that brought students and staff together to explore the diverse opportunities for research within the school. The event, hosted by UQ|UP’s Sara Alidoust, welcomed students from across ADP programs, including those considering the … Continue reading
UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani has warned that Brisbane risks a transport “disaster” at the 2032 Olympics following the Queensland Government’s decision to scrap the Gold Coast light rail extension. Speaking to the Australian Associated Press, she argued that without seamless rail connections, commuters could face multiple transfers — for example, travelling from Brisbane Airport to Gold … Continue reading
E-bikes aren’t bikes as we’ve known them – they perform more like a car, motorbike or e-scooter. We need to start thinking of e-bikes as a distinct form of transport. If you want to know more about this exciting new mode, read a new piece in The Conversation, by Rick Buning and Dorina Pojani, both part … Continue reading
E-scooter users are often portrayed as reckless, law-breaking, and accident-prone. This is how the media frequently depicts them, a perception that has fueled public concern. The latest research of UQ’s Richard Buning, Scott Lieske, and Richard Bean challenges these assumptions. Their two year observational study in Brisbane shows that the vast majority of riders comply … Continue reading
The UQ|UP community is warmly invited to join an engaging online workshop hosted by the International Geographical Union (IGU) Transport and Geography Commission. This event will explore the intersections of gender, mobility, and transport through three cutting-edge perspectives from Australia. UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani has been a member of the IGU Transport & Geography Commission since … Continue reading
A huge congratulations to the UQ|UP team for our outstanding efforts during UQ Open Day! Everyone’s energy, professionalism, and passion for urban planning shone through in every interaction — whether guiding prospective students, answering questions about our programs, or showcasing the real-world impact of our research. Here’s to building better cities and a stronger and … Continue reading
Queensland has tightly restricted the construction of townhouses and apartments for decades, and that’s the way it seems set to stay. Interviewed by The Guardian, UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani said that increasing density doesn’t have to mean tower blocks: “That’s a failure of the imagination. What about the missing middle: row housing, four- to five-storey apartment … Continue reading